CVE-2006-1524madvise_remove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC…
- 3.6LowCVSS base score
- 0.44%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 62% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
madvise_remove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and replace portions of readonly tmpfs files with zeroes, aka the MADV_REMOVE vulnerability. NOTE: this description was originally written in a way that combined two separate issues. The mprotect issue now has a separate name, CVE-2006-2071.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 20 days later
· 20 days later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References17
- linux-madvise-security-bypass(25870) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 19735 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2554 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1391 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 19664 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2006-423 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-1097 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-1103 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 24714 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 17587 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1475 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20398 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 19657 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20671 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20914 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-1528 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-1524)Record last updated .